Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1950

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	323
2	Linda	320
3	Mary	241
4	Kathleen	206
5	Karen	163
6	Patricia	157
7	Barbara	141
8	Sandra	131
9	Christine	130
9	Nancy	130
11	Carol	123
12	Connie	121
12	Janet	121
14	Diane	112
14	Pamela	112
16	Judy	107
17	Kathy	102
18	Sharon	99
19	Peggy	94
20	Bonnie	92
21	Kathryn	91
21	Marilyn	91
23	Deborah	87
24	Carolyn	83
25	Julie	81

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shauna	79
27	Vickie	76
28	Janice	75
28	Rebecca	75
30	Colleen	71
31	Marsha	69
32	Ann	68
33	Shirley	67
34	Cheryl	66
35	Margaret	64
35	Vicki	64
37	Sherry	61
38	Joyce	54
39	Debra	52
40	Brenda	51
40	Gloria	51
40	Ruth	51
43	Paula	50
44	Donna	49
45	Elizabeth	48
45	Jo	48
47	Beverly	47
48	Wendy	44
49	Claudia	43
49	Diana	43
49	Elaine	43
52	Judith	42
53	Annette	41
53	Helen	41
53	Joan	41
56	Kristine	40
57	Jean	38
58	Cynthia	37
58	Lynda	37
60	Robyn	36
61	Catherine	35
61	Gayle	35
61	Sherrie	35
64	Katherine	34
64	Marie	34
66	Jolene	33
66	Suzanne	33
68	Cathy	32
68	Laura	32
70	Jane	31
70	Leslie	31
72	Betty	30
72	Gail	30
72	Valerie	30
75	Dianne	29
75	Teresa	29
75	Virginia	29
78	Marlene	28
78	Sheila	28
80	Dorothy	27
80	Joanne	27
80	Lana	27
83	Charlene	26
83	Ellen	26
83	Irene	26
83	Jan	26
87	Kay	25
88	Martha	24
88	Terry	24
90	Eileen	23
90	Jill	23
90	Marcia	23
90	Sally	23
94	Darlene	22
94	Dixie	22
94	Vicky	22
97	Denise	21
98	Michele	20
98	Renee	20
98	Shelley	20
98	Sheri	20